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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk boxes" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • kenatlaw@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ken law" <kenatlaw@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kenoffice1@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:03:27 +0000
Subject: Re:{Spam?} RE: Barrister Ken Ohene.


Attention: Hanz,

I am suprise to get this forwarded information's of your's from Mrs. Lilly
this evening after i have sent you an email. I am to inform you that with
this information's of your the comapany can secure the change of ownership
and make the delivery of the 2 boxes to you in your address in Germany
through Deplomatic Service. Left 2 things you need to send for change of
ownership to be done in your name as the beneficiary of the 2 trunk boxes,
yours passport number and the fee of $1,600 send this fee by western union
through the name i gave you.

Trust me i will not disappint you, i must make sure transaction is
accomplished with any broblems, it is my promis to you and Mr. Lilly Mozembe
who is your parner and also my client. This is the fourth time i am
handling this kind of transaction.

I am waiting.

Barrister Ken Ohene

>From: Hanz Kalblich <hanzkalblich53@mozartmail.info>
>Reply-To: hanzkalblich53@mozartmail.info
>To: kenatlaw@hotmail.com
>Subject: Re:{Spam?} RE: Barrister Ken Ohene.
>Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:01:57 +0100
>
>
>Thank you for your nice reply.
>
>Can you also answer me this: what about EEC money transfer laws?
>
>Would you please let me know something about yourself: how long have you
>been doing this sort of work?
>
>I trust that you would not disappoint me. I will await a genial reply from
>you.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Hr Kalblich
>
>By the way I attempted to call the phone number you gave but it kept
>failing. Sorry.
>
>Save the world. Get the girl. Pass math.
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